Jazz Articles about Guy Salamon

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Sam Newbould: One Day We’ll Have A Window

Read "One Day We’ll Have A Window" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
October 15, 2026

The fourth album from British saxophonist and composer Sam Newbould sees his musical vision broaden through the use of flute, subtle synthesizer textures and, on several tracks, layered vocals. The result is a rich and expansive sound world on One Day We'll Have A Window. The intriguing album title refers to the windowless basement studio inside Amsterdam's Volkshotel, where Newbould works from. What began as a simple reference to where the album's 12 tracks were composed gradually evolved into ...

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Sam Newbould: Homing

by Dan Bilawsky
July 22, 2024

England-born, Netherlands-based alto saxophonist Sam Newbould uses the title of his third album to directly reference his temporary adoption of a Polish homing pigeon. But in a broader sense, Homing is about a man's pursuit to pinpoint his identity as an artist abroad. Zeroing in on that subject with clarity, sophistication, smarts, humor and a slanted tunefulness all his own, Newbould folds everything neatly into his own findings and takes listeners along for a compelling ride. Leading ...

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Sam Newbould: Bogus Notus

Read "Bogus Notus" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
March 31, 2021

Sam Newbould is a British-born alto saxophonist and composer who has since 2016 been based in Amsterdam, where he leads the Sam Newbould Quintet. The group debuted on record with the self-produced Blencathra in 2019. Bogus Notus is the follow-up. The album is a substantial piece of work, a collection of eight originals which, says Newbould, takes the listener on a journey through the “mysterious corners of the northern English countryside" where he grew up. As the cover ...